Overtime pay in Japan grew by 2.8% year-on-year in June 2026, unchanged from May's upwardly revised figure and remaining at the softest pace of growth since December 2025. Overtime Pay YoY in Japan averaged 0.11 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.90 percent in May of 2021 and a record low of -26.30 percent in May of 2020. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Overtime Pay YoY in Japan remained unchanged at 2.80 percent in June.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-06 11:30 PM
Overtime Pay YoY
May 2.9% 4.8% 4.0%
2026-08-04 11:30 PM
Overtime Pay YoY
Jun 2.8% 2.8% 3.1%
2026-09-07 11:30 PM
Overtime Pay YoY
Jul 2.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 68460.00 68820.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Employment Rate 62.80 62.90 percent Jun 2026
Full Time Employment 23766.00 23692.00 Thousand May 2026
Job Vacancies 794.00 786.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Jobs/applications ratio 1.18 1.17 Jun 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.40 64.60 percent Jun 2026
Minimum Wages 1121.00 1054.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2025
Overtime Pay YoY 2.80 2.80 percent Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 7867.00 7859.00 Thousand May 2026
Population 123.22 123.80 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 98.80 97.10 points May 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses 1.40 2.00 Percent May 2026
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 1750.00 1740.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Unemployment Rate 2.50 2.50 percent Jun 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY 3.40 3.30 percent Jun 2026
Wages 349464.00 352253.00 JPY/Month May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 332815.00 336689.00 JPY/Month May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.30 percent Jun 2026


Japan Overtime Pay YoY
In Japan, non-scheduled cash earnings are the wages paid for work performed outside scheduled working hours, and on days off or night work, that is allowances for working outside work hours, night work, early morning work, and overnight duty.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.80 2.80 19.90 -26.30 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
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